We at Time Machine
Collectibles wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to
the family and friends of Vincent Sherman, who passed away
on Sunday June 18th, 2006. He was loved by his family,
friends and fans alike and he will be missed by all of
us.

Biography
As a young Jewish boy growing up in Vienna,
Georgia. Abe Orovitz could never have predicted
the twists and turns his life would take. Many
years later, as a retired film director with more
than thirty movies to his credit, Vincent Sherman
is no less surprised when he looks back on that
life. In his new book "Studio Affairs"
he traces his steps with candor and enthusiasm.

Sherman relates the events of his day directly
and honestly. He candidly discusses the details
of his three-year relationship with Joan
Crawford, his inadvertant connection with the
death of Bette Davis's second husband, and his
poignant romantic involvement with Rita Hayworth.
Providing counterpoint to these liasons is the
love and devotion of Sherman's wife , Hedda, who
accepted her husband's occasional infidelities as
part and parcel of his career.

The heart of his new book "Studio
Affairs" provides an inside look at the
motion picture industry during the heyday of the
studio system by one who worked his way from
nearly starving actor and playwright to respected
director, Drawing examples from his long career,
Sherman discusses how he reworked flawed scripts,
elicited strong performances from sometimes
limited actors, placated his superiors and
big-name talent, and won the support of his
crews.

Sherman quickly developed a reputation of being a
consummate rewrite artist - able to take whatever
assignment given him and turn it into a
first-rate motion picture. His skills at
reworking scripts led him to bigger and bigger
projects, even as the salary set by his long-term
contract with Warner Brothers remained below that
of most his colleagues. Though not originally
signed to direct, when asked to do so he drew on
his experience putting together productions at
summer camps across the "borscht
circuit" in upstate New York.

Like so many talented individuals in Hollywood
during the 1950's, Sherman was targeted by the
House Un-American Activities Committee, owing in
part to his active support of the WPA Theatre
project in New York two decades previous. Time
spent on the lesser -known gray list kept him out
of work for several years. Eventually, he again
enjoyed some critical success, but after the
demise of the sudio system life was never quite
the same. This quintessential "studio
director"
ended his career directing for televion.
Vincent Sherman lives in Malibu, California